Ironically, Netflix would probably not be as popular and lucrative if Blockbuster bought the company. Their refusal to change with the times doomed them, and Netflix would also follow if it was under Blockbuster.
Really good times. Then Hollywood videos and a few other places were made, I thought they've taken them outta business. I didn't know Netflix back then. I used to swap my old games with theirs, worked every time.
Lmao maybe I'm old but I was doing that just back in the early 2000s for PS2 games. It was actually a fantastic way to see if you liked a game before spending close to a hundred bucks
There was one in 2017 in new castle pennsylvania in combination with a little Cesar’s and I always said “how is that still there” and then they got raided for heroin trafficking and I thought “oh that actually makes sense”
lol,i had the same reaction. even i a non American gen z has heard of enron and their predatory workplace environment and business practices. didn't realize they take blockbuster with them to their death too though
I miss the blockbuster days. Sometimes you would go in and the movie or game would be rented and you were disappointed. But that made the times you got what you wanted all the better. There was something special to not getting to see something just any time you want.
I remember as a young kid in the 5th grade, living in Clarksville, Tennessee, every Friday night picking out some new movies to rent, and then right next door picking up a pizza from Papa Murphy’s. It’s so weird to think that was 15 years ago. The way they operated too was interesting. I remember only having a movie for 2 days to watch, or 5 days if it wasn’t a new one. There were times when all of the good movies were already gone so you either settled for an older movie or you settled for a new one you really didn’t care to watch. Late fees is such a weird concept these days too. One time we got charged late fees because someone took the stickers off. And it was always a pain have to make a special trip to drop them off. Then Redbox came, and they’re still around, but that was another pain, and we just forgot for a week sometimes to return a movie and just get charged each day. It was fun to pick out movies back in the day but I’m glad to have streaming services. Problem is it seems like there’s never anything to watch.
I really miss blockbuster ! That was how I spent my Friday evenings , pick up a couple movies , go next door for some KFC, then the ABC store. A cocktail, dinner and a couple movies was a great way to end my tough work week.
Having lived through this time my main reason to switching to Netflix's DVD subscription wasn't the unlimited rentals, it was the fact that you didn't have to pay late fees! You chose which plan you wanted which dictated how many DVDs would get sent to you at one time. And then you got to keep those as long as you wanted, the caveat being you couldn't rent any more movies until you mailed them back with the free postage. For me it was great because I used to rack up horrific late fees at Blockbuster. Once Netflix went to streaming more of their catalog that was it. There was little reason to get out in the middle of the night to rent a movie if you can just get it at home for less money.
My husband and I met at a Blockbuster when he was the general manager. I still get a warm feeling in my heart when I see them in movies and TV shows. every time I drive by the building that used to be in that store I always give it a look with a glow in my eye. The 90s were good times. Picking a movie was more than just deciding what to watch. It was a place for you and your friends to talk about the movies you’ve seen, make suggestions, Have friendly arguments etc. going to Blockbuster was an event
I still remember a sort of Block Buster-esque store in my home town where I'd go to get my games and movies. You rented them for a week then had to return them. They had multiple copies, so when I went to return my current copy, I'd just rent the same thing and snag a different copy. I had Rampage, Army Men Air Combat, and Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask constantly on my shelf.
I still remember there was a blockbuster like 5 minutes away from my moms house, we'd go there every once in a while and got VHS movies that I don't remember.
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Blockbuster had the opportunity to buy Netflix for $50 million in 2000 but Netflix was losing money so the CEO didn't think it was worth anything near that. It was already too late for Blockbuster by the time they tried to go digital like Netflix. Rip to a legend
At the start Netflix actually went to block buster to pitch them on this idea and their main focus was no late fees and blockbuster laughed at them because that's where they made a shit ton of their revenue
I remember having a few local video rental stores back when I was like 6. They probably didn't have a perfect selection, but they had a lot of good stuff regardless. Then Blockbuster came around and ran pretty much every single one of them out of business. Forgive me if I don't have much nostalgia for them.
We didn't have blockbusters, instead we had video city in the 90's. And indeed times were good. Going to town renting movies and buying snacks. The best part was the browsing.
Dude I bought a few bottle of red wine at binnys for my sister's birthday the other day and I offered up my ID for the cashier and the dude didn't accept it "nah man, don't need to see it." I asked him what he ment because I'm buying 3 bottles of French and I know I look young. " you got a faded out blockbuster Keychain on your fob, I know your over 20"
Anyone else remember Love Film? It was kind of the bridge between Blockbuster and Netflix, ended up being bought by amazon and basically became amazon prime video
I remember the rise and fall of Blockbuster, Netflix did make an offer to go into partnership but the heads of Blockbuster.. legit laughed Netflix out of the room.. ...now only one Blockbuster still stands in Bend Oregon.
I remember renting command and conquer for the N64!! (totally unpractical to play and RTS on a 90s console but goddamnit I enjoyed it! ) So cool! I wish I still loved it today like I did back then. To still get excited about video games today.
Ooof Enron… I totally forgot Blockbuster got caught up in that firestorm. Not only that but they could’ve bought Netflix out but chose not to. They were destined to fail
As a man born in 2003, I still remember passing by a blockbuster when I was in elementary school. I didn't even notice it was gone. It was a rather small building that was close to a Walmart. I could've literally walked there.
I remember there was a block busters in the shopping center near my house in England, I never rented movies cause I was like 8-12 cbr couldn't afford and my parents never rented lol. I would just go there to buy sweets
You were getting ripped off hard! Blockbuster snacks were much more expensive than the other stores! Unless you were getting novelty sweets not found elsewhere, you got ripped. Giant gummy bears and snakes come to mind.
@@bubbythebear6891 it was beast when blockbusters were starting to go out of business so it was kinda shared with a corner shop, do the sweets were cheaper
I used to manage a blockbuster back in the day. One of the biggest downfalls was when Netflix offered to sell their company to blockbuster but they turned it down.... twice.
It also helped that Netflix had a much lower overhead. It's a good thing for us that the CEO of Blockbuster refused to buy Netflix for $50M in 2000. He probably would have screwed that up too.
Remember RedBox?! I actually think that was the beginning of the end for Blockbuster because they would have them outside of 7 Eleven or Walgreens. So you could go to the store for something totally unrelated and get a movie without expecting to. Also, by being posted outside of convenience stores, you could essentially get your movie and snacks at the same place. Even my local grocery store had a RedBox! 😂
I rarely bought video games when I was a kid. Mainly because we didn't have the money to constantly buy. But I'd rent a game and beat it in a week 😆. Back when you didn't need to wait 5 hours to download. Side note, I truly think having to download games to play is what killed midnight releases.
There was a blockbuster close to my house, and I went there a lot as a kid. After it close, it turned into a taekwondo studio, where I also went and got my blackbelt
I miss the 3 mile walking distance to the nearest VHS/DVD rental store. Parents always gave enough money to rent the movie, nothing else. So i brought a plastic bag with me and looked for bottles and cans in the ditches because you got 15 to 20c deposit from them when you returned them to the store. Got a small bag of candy and a soda almost everytime from searching for recyclables. Miss the times when a 10 yr old kid could walk a whole day in the shady streets without the risk of getting abducted.
Imagine being someone in charge at Blockbuster, watching your streaming idea fail and then seeing Netflix become super successful doing the exact same thing 😭
Also Netflix asked Blockbuster to purchase them when they were a failing business but Blockbuster laughed in their face and flat out refused and now Blockbuster is bankrupt while Netflix is an extremely successful streaming service.
I admit I miss blockbusters wish they were still around they have a lot of the dark shadows and I used to rent them out and one guy told me how to tape them off of another VCR and I did do it really helpful I didn't get them all because they went out of business afterwards
I pass by it on my way to Costco. My daughter went with her friend fur her birthday last year. I thought it was hilarious, especially when I told them about how I went there constantly at their age.
I’m a 2010 baby so I’m 14, even thought most of them closed down when I was 4 and 5 I still have little memories of me my dad and my sister going to blockbuster renting movies and having movie nights
During their last yr or so, B.B. attempted to compete with the N.F. by way of mail-order rentals. However, it was too late. The sinking ship was going down and now rests at the bottom of the historical ocean just like the Titanic. Figuratively speaking of course. I was a weekly customer to the brick and mortar video stores and just found it STUPID to rent movies through the mail. I didnt wanna rent something on weds or thurs just so i could have it to watch by friday. Of course, now its a totally different way to watch with streaming be the better way to go.
-Yo David, let's get a movie from Netflix -Let's go then, Johnny They get to Bl- Netfix -G.I Joe David, take it or leave it -I think we have a deal David, haha -The player's gonna suffer from too *quality* much action Johnny -Remember to return it or they gonna starve David -Ok, whatever
My uncle worked at blockbuster he gave us free movies since he worked there I even remember walking through the aisles of the store looking at all the releases and saying ‘mom can we buy this movie’
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Netflix making a Blockbuster Series was just savage ngl
I wonder how the meeting went down, must've been akward
It is good too lol
Personally, I’d I was blockbuster, I’d appreciate it
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The family Guy blockbuster episode is better.
Remember when Blockbuster had the opportunity to buy Netflix but didn’t because the CEO thought Netflix was a joke.
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Ironically, Netflix would probably not be as popular and lucrative if Blockbuster bought the company. Their refusal to change with the times doomed them, and Netflix would also follow if it was under Blockbuster.
Big, gigantic fail 💀
@@unoyashaunoah681 Yes, now they announced in the future you cant share passwords, or whatever, something like that.
Tbh, Netflix is kind of a joke now
My dad has told me stories about when he was growing up he used to go Blockbuster and would rent video games.
Really good times. Then Hollywood videos and a few other places were made, I thought they've taken them outta business. I didn't know Netflix back then. I used to swap my old games with theirs, worked every time.
I rented a Star Wars racing game where they have big heads and were cartoony, I love that game
@@westleymerriweather6268 interesting
@@UncannyLiving that's cool
Lmao maybe I'm old but I was doing that just back in the early 2000s for PS2 games. It was actually a fantastic way to see if you liked a game before spending close to a hundred bucks
And now there's only 1 remaining blockbuster still open in Bend, Oregon
Damn didn't know it was still there, I remember one in redmond that was there when I left, I guess that one finally closed down too.
Apparently Netflix made a show about that same store 😂
Blockbuster should open up a few stores in different areas. Make it as a vintage theme
@@judeinLA. Seriously though. Bring back the memories
There was one in 2017 in new castle pennsylvania in combination with a little Cesar’s and I always said “how is that still there” and then they got raided for heroin trafficking and I thought “oh that actually makes sense”
Rip Blockbuster!! 😭
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“They partnered with Enron”
Well there’s your problem
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What about family video too
lol,i had the same reaction. even i a non American gen z has heard of enron and their predatory workplace environment and business practices. didn't realize they take blockbuster with them to their death too though
ERON was a giant scam they filed for bankruptcy years later!
Damn you, Enron!
I miss the blockbuster days. Sometimes you would go in and the movie or game would be rented and you were disappointed. But that made the times you got what you wanted all the better. There was something special to not getting to see something just any time you want.
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I remember as a young kid in the 5th grade, living in Clarksville, Tennessee, every Friday night picking out some new movies to rent, and then right next door picking up a pizza from Papa Murphy’s. It’s so weird to think that was 15 years ago. The way they operated too was interesting. I remember only having a movie for 2 days to watch, or 5 days if it wasn’t a new one. There were times when all of the good movies were already gone so you either settled for an older movie or you settled for a new one you really didn’t care to watch. Late fees is such a weird concept these days too. One time we got charged late fees because someone took the stickers off. And it was always a pain have to make a special trip to drop them off. Then Redbox came, and they’re still around, but that was another pain, and we just forgot for a week sometimes to return a movie and just get charged each day. It was fun to pick out movies back in the day but I’m glad to have streaming services. Problem is it seems like there’s never anything to watch.
I really miss blockbuster ! That was how I spent my Friday evenings , pick up a couple movies , go next door for some KFC, then the ABC store. A cocktail, dinner and a couple movies was a great way to end my tough work week.
We had a kfc next door to ours too!!!!
Ah simpler times, not only the rush of getting a movie for the weekend but getting a new game for the PS1 too!
Trying to beat games in a few days. The good old days
I lived for renting N64 games!!!!
Having lived through this time my main reason to switching to Netflix's DVD subscription wasn't the unlimited rentals, it was the fact that you didn't have to pay late fees! You chose which plan you wanted which dictated how many DVDs would get sent to you at one time. And then you got to keep those as long as you wanted, the caveat being you couldn't rent any more movies until you mailed them back with the free postage. For me it was great because I used to rack up horrific late fees at Blockbuster. Once Netflix went to streaming more of their catalog that was it. There was little reason to get out in the middle of the night to rent a movie if you can just get it at home for less money.
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Every Friday night after my dad got back from work he’d always take me to rent a video game for The Weekend.
I remember when titanic was released for rental my sisters waited in line for over an hour at blockbuster. Ahh the 90’s
and it was so long it was on two vhs tapes!
my first job was blockbuster…ah good times. really miss it
My husband and I met at a Blockbuster when he was the general manager. I still get a warm feeling in my heart when I see them in movies and TV shows. every time I drive by the building that used to be in that store I always give it a look with a glow in my eye. The 90s were good times. Picking a movie was more than just deciding what to watch. It was a place for you and your friends to talk about the movies you’ve seen, make suggestions, Have friendly arguments etc. going to Blockbuster was an event
I still remember a sort of Block Buster-esque store in my home town where I'd go to get my games and movies. You rented them for a week then had to return them. They had multiple copies, so when I went to return my current copy, I'd just rent the same thing and snag a different copy. I had Rampage, Army Men Air Combat, and Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask constantly on my shelf.
I still remember there was a blockbuster like 5 minutes away from my moms house, we'd go there every once in a while and got VHS movies that I don't remember.
Blockbuster and chill
Funny thing you can actually do this lmao the last blockbuster is in Oregon and it's a BNB 😂😂😂
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Blockbuster and nutbuster
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The fact that he put "1985" with a font that looks like it's from the 17rh century 😂
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Ah, Blockbuster. Those were the good old days.
Blockbuster had the opportunity to buy Netflix for $50 million in 2000 but Netflix was losing money so the CEO didn't think it was worth anything near that. It was already too late for Blockbuster by the time they tried to go digital like Netflix. Rip to a legend
At the start Netflix actually went to block buster to pitch them on this idea and their main focus was no late fees and blockbuster laughed at them because that's where they made a shit ton of their revenue
I’m so glad there’s one more blockbuster on earth.
Hearing stuff like this really makes me wish I was around during these times
It was so great! Being able to rent Nintendo 64 games was my favorite part!
imagine not being able to hop in your ride and go to a blockbuster
I remember having a few local video rental stores back when I was like 6. They probably didn't have a perfect selection, but they had a lot of good stuff regardless. Then Blockbuster came around and ran pretty much every single one of them out of business. Forgive me if I don't have much nostalgia for them.
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Fun fact: there's actually one Blockbuster left that's currently still running
We didn't have blockbusters, instead we had video city in the 90's. And indeed times were good. Going to town renting movies and buying snacks. The best part was the browsing.
Something comforting about b-roll footage from inside a blockbuster during its peak.
“Can you check the return box please”
Fun fact: Blockbuster had the opportunity of buying Netflix. They refused.
Yup because they said they make most of their money from late fees but that was one of the biggest selling points of Netflix to not have late fees
Sometimes, when someone is standing on the ledge of a tall building and you extend your hand to help them back to safety they also refuse.
We used to have a block buster in our city, but then it was replaced by a dollar store. That place was fire.
Dude I bought a few bottle of red wine at binnys for my sister's birthday the other day and I offered up my ID for the cashier and the dude didn't accept it "nah man, don't need to see it." I asked him what he ment because I'm buying 3 bottles of French and I know I look young. " you got a faded out blockbuster Keychain on your fob, I know your over 20"
😂 I love that so much
Anyone else remember Love Film? It was kind of the bridge between Blockbuster and Netflix, ended up being bought by amazon and basically became amazon prime video
I remember the rise and fall of Blockbuster, Netflix did make an offer to go into partnership but the heads of Blockbuster.. legit laughed Netflix out of the room..
...now only one Blockbuster still stands in Bend Oregon.
I remember renting command and conquer for the N64!! (totally unpractical to play and RTS on a 90s console but goddamnit I enjoyed it! ) So cool! I wish I still loved it today like I did back then. To still get excited about video games today.
Loved going into blockbuster! My brother and I would love when our parents would rent a movie so that we could rent a videogame at a discount
Ooof Enron… I totally forgot Blockbuster got caught up in that firestorm. Not only that but they could’ve bought Netflix out but chose not to. They were destined to fail
When I was younger I remember getting Netflix mail in movies all the time
As a man born in 2003, I still remember passing by a blockbuster when I was in elementary school. I didn't even notice it was gone. It was a rather small building that was close to a Walmart. I could've literally walked there.
I used to love going to the Game Crazy part of the Blockbuster to check out the games as a kid 😢💔
The fiber optic tech looks like something you'd make in art class
Nothing has made me feel older than when I found my Blockbuster membership card.
We should sign a petition to bring back Blockbuster video love from London England.
and now there is a netflix series about people working in the last blockbuster on earth.
I remember there was a block busters in the shopping center near my house in England, I never rented movies cause I was like 8-12 cbr couldn't afford and my parents never rented lol. I would just go there to buy sweets
You were getting ripped off hard! Blockbuster snacks were much more expensive than the other stores! Unless you were getting novelty sweets not found elsewhere, you got ripped. Giant gummy bears and snakes come to mind.
@@bubbythebear6891 it was beast when blockbusters were starting to go out of business so it was kinda shared with a corner shop, do the sweets were cheaper
@@dokessezeaka5159 Nice
It’s crazy to me how close the line is from genius to way too early in business.
I used to manage a blockbuster back in the day. One of the biggest downfalls was when Netflix offered to sell their company to blockbuster but they turned it down.... twice.
And now we have come full circle, Blockbuster lasted 19 years, and Netflix is on its way out pretty soon here too.
The owners of Blockbuster before it closed looking at Netflix now
I remember sneaking in to the adult section as a kid me and my friends would go on Saturdays when we didn’t have to go out 😂
Ours didn’t have an adult section!!! Also: ewww, rented porn is so gross. I wouldn’t want to take a blacklight to that dvd 😂
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BRUH, Netflix literally Stole the idea...
Sad, but true.
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well yeah that's what happens in every industry. you are allowed to have the same buisness model but whoever does it better is what matters
It also helped that Netflix had a much lower overhead. It's a good thing for us that the CEO of Blockbuster refused to buy Netflix for $50M in 2000. He probably would have screwed that up too.
As much as I’m glad that everything is digital now, I do miss game rentals a lot
Man blockbuster got me back then for all the hottest games on the GameCube and PS2. It was great times.
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Remember RedBox?! I actually think that was the beginning of the end for Blockbuster because they would have them outside of 7 Eleven or Walgreens. So you could go to the store for something totally unrelated and get a movie without expecting to. Also, by being posted outside of convenience stores, you could essentially get your movie and snacks at the same place. Even my local grocery store had a RedBox! 😂
I rarely bought video games when I was a kid. Mainly because we didn't have the money to constantly buy. But I'd rent a game and beat it in a week 😆. Back when you didn't need to wait 5 hours to download.
Side note, I truly think having to download games to play is what killed midnight releases.
There's an open Blockbuster in West Virginia, well it was still there last year when I visited
There was a blockbuster close to my house, and I went there a lot as a kid. After it close, it turned into a taekwondo studio, where I also went and got my blackbelt
I miss the 3 mile walking distance to the nearest VHS/DVD rental store. Parents always gave enough money to rent the movie, nothing else. So i brought a plastic bag with me and looked for bottles and cans in the ditches because you got 15 to 20c deposit from them when you returned them to the store. Got a small bag of candy and a soda almost everytime from searching for recyclables. Miss the times when a 10 yr old kid could walk a whole day in the shady streets without the risk of getting abducted.
Wow you must be old. I'm 62 and I don't remember it ever being safe to do that.
@@nunyabiznez6381 Well your name tells me we live in a two different worls
Imagine being someone in charge at Blockbuster, watching your streaming idea fail and then seeing Netflix become super successful doing the exact same thing 😭
I remember Ritz Video was my local for a long time before Blockbuster bought / renamed it.
only real ones remember going to blockbuster every week to rent movies/video games, back when people actually had to interact with others.
It wasn’t just because blockbuster was early to streaming that they failed but the fact that Enron defrauded them
The good old days
I remember when Netflix did movies like that
Blockbuster also had a chance to buy Netflix however they turned down because they didn’t believe that Netflix would be successful.
Also Netflix asked Blockbuster to purchase them when they were a failing business but Blockbuster laughed in their face and flat out refused and now Blockbuster is bankrupt while Netflix is an extremely successful streaming service.
I admit I miss blockbusters wish they were still around they have a lot of the dark shadows and I used to rent them out and one guy told me how to tape them off of another VCR and I did do it really helpful I didn't get them all because they went out of business afterwards
There is still a Blockbuster in Bend Oregon where I live
I pass by it on my way to Costco. My daughter went with her friend fur her birthday last year. I thought it was hilarious, especially when I told them about how I went there constantly at their age.
If Blockbuster bought Netflix, it would probably never go bankrupt.
I like that you didn’t add that Netflix offered to sell to blockbuster but they refused
I saw one here in Houston, Texas near my uncle's home
Im 16 and i still fell sad that the blockbuster near my home closed, i remember going there all the time
There is also that thing where Enron kind of stole a bunch of money from their investors and cut and ran
With HBOmax deleting shows for tax benefits, I feel like the blockbuster business model is the future again
I completely forgot Netflix started as a DVD-renting business online and then transitioned to streaming.
I don’t recall my local blockbuster selling grape vines.
I’m a 2010 baby so I’m 14, even thought most of them closed down when I was 4 and 5 I still have little memories of me my dad and my sister going to blockbuster renting movies and having movie nights
in my city we had a family videos which was basically a knockoff of a blockbuster. last year it closed due to covid
We had family video and blockbuster in the town over from mine!
There is still one Blockbuster left in the world.
It’s located in Bend, Oregon.
I live like 1 mile away
@@iisaperson9914 same
Beo I MISS the whole video and game rental ecology. Those Weekend date nights having to go OUT look around. find something together. Good old days
I remember when I heard blockbuster shutting downs as a little kids in 2010 I was so devastated
and now Netflix has lost over 300 billion dollars in the stock market within the last 2 years, i guess things never really last long
During their last yr or so, B.B. attempted to compete with the N.F. by way of mail-order rentals. However, it was too late. The sinking ship was going down and now rests at the bottom of the historical ocean just like the Titanic. Figuratively speaking of course. I was a weekly customer to the brick and mortar video stores and just found it STUPID to rent movies through the mail. I didnt wanna rent something on weds or thurs just so i could have it to watch by friday. Of course, now its a totally different way to watch with streaming be the better way to go.
-Yo David, let's get a movie from Netflix
-Let's go then, Johnny
They get to Bl- Netfix
-G.I Joe David, take it or leave it
-I think we have a deal David, haha
-The player's gonna suffer from too *quality* much action Johnny
-Remember to return it or they gonna starve David
-Ok, whatever
I'm impressed by the little animated characters how do you make them?
Oof! Soon as you said Enron, I knew it was a horror story
Netflix... I always thought it was Redbox that put blockbuster out of business but I do see your point.
Never knew Blockbuster opened In Dallas. It’s a great city to live in btw
I remember the Southpark episode where Randy goes Johnny 😂
I wish we could go back to the days when Netflix and Hulu were the only major attending services
My uncle worked at blockbuster he gave us free movies since he worked there I even remember walking through the aisles of the store looking at all the releases and saying ‘mom can we buy this movie’
I miss Blockbuster! And Hastings..
Although blockbuster crashed right before I was born I still remember being little and getting movies there
I live near the last blockbuster, in oregon